Table 1.

Physical and chemical soil properties in Fogera Plain, Ethiopia.

Parameter	Soil depth (cm)
	0–5	5–15	15–30
Clay (%)	62	62	64
Silt (%)	23	21	21
Sand (%)	15	17	15
Bulk density (g cm−3)	1.18	1.14	1.13
Organic carbon	1.30	1.27	1.04
Total available N (%)	0.12	0.13	0.10
Av. P (ppm)	20.11	17.87	16.74
Soil pH(H2O) 1; 1.25	6.35	6.26	6.16
Field capacity (FC) (%)	37.48	33.15	29.76
Permanent wilting point(PWP) (%)	22.64	22.77	23.66
CEC (meq/100g−1 soil)	41.2	46.4	45.2

CEC= Cation exchange capacity.